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Starter Kit

GRE, WHAT DOES IT MEASURE?

• Verbal Skills
• Quantitative Reasoning Skills
• Analytical Writing Skills

PATTERN OF THE EXAM

Section Number of Questions Time Marks
Analytical Writing 1 Argument Task & 1 Issue Task 30, 45 minutes 6.0 points
Verbal 30 30 minutes 800
Quant 28 45 minutes 800
Total      

SKILLS MEASURED

VERBAL

• Analysis of relationships among the component parts of sentences
• Test Your vocabulary directly or indirectly
• Recognition of relationships between words and concepts.

ANALYTICAL WRITING

• How well the essay is organized? Sustain a well focused, coherent discussion
• Support of ideas with relevant reasons and examples
• Control of elements of standard written English

QUANTITATIVE REASONING
• Grip on the basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis
• Reason quantitatively
• Solve problems in a quantitative setting

WHAT IS THE FEE FOR GRE?
Fee for the test Administration, Including four Universities Score reports is $170(app= Rs 6800/-)

HOW TO BOOK A TEST?
• You can register for the test through
o Web ( recommended)
o Phone/fax ( refer www.gre.org)
o Mail ( refer www.gre.org)

WEB/ONLINE REGISTRATION GUIDE
• Follow the steps to register online
• Visit www.gre.org
• Click register for the test
• Click online registration (credit cards are accepted)
• Select GRE GENERAL TEST & test location
• Click schedule an exam
• Select the desired test centre to take the test
• Select the date & time
• Finally enter the personal information & credit card information
• Submit to confirm the appointment
• You will receive a confirmation mail to your mail id.

ON THE TEST DAY
• You need to carry
• The confirmation letter
• Passport
• Secondary source of identification
• For score reporting know
• State in which university is
• Complete Name of the university, Place and a Campus Details
• Department you are planning

ADDITIONAL SCORE REPORTING
• For each University $15
• Call @ Automated voice 1609 7717290 ($6 as service Charge for one Call)
• Fax 1610-290-8975(No Extra Charges)

USEFUL TIPS WHILE PREPARING GRE EXAM
• The questions at the beginning are the most important
• Do a test drive exactly a week before your test
• Don't stick to one question for long time
• Don't leave any question un attempted
• Use the scratch paper which the test center provides
• And lastly DON'T PANIC

TRAINING @ I20FEVER
• Emphasis on Non-Mathematic Students
• Small “Focus Group” of 20 Students per Batch, individual attention is paid
• Training through High Frequency Word Pictionary